Dirkou

thumb|Dirkou Airport, 2021.

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Settlement.name: Dirkou
Settlement.other_name: Dirki
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune
Settlement.image_map: Erg of bilma.png
Settlement.pushpin_map: Niger
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Niger
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Agadez Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bilma Department
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Commune
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Dirkou
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_total: 14998

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Population: 10435
Elevation: 479

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thumb|Dirkou Airport, 2021.

Dirkou is a town in the Bilma Department, Agadez Region of north-eastern Niger. It lies in the northern Kaouar escarpment, a north–south line of cliffs which form an isolated oasis in the Sahara desert. As of 2011, the commune had a total population of 14,998 people. Apart from the main city of Dirkou, the rural communities of Achénouma, Aney, and Emi Tchouma lie within the borders of the commune.